In the past few decades, Kenyans have not been taking cancer screening as a serious issue. Now, it is a national disaster and Kenyans are in panic mode as an increased number of deaths are being reported.
Knowing how your breasts normally look and feel is an important part of breast health. Although having regular screening tests for breast cancer is important, mammograms do not find every breast cancer.
This means it’s also important for you to be aware of changes in your breasts and to know the signs and symptoms of breast cancer.
Here are some of the sign experienced:
1.Skin dimpling:
This means that the skin has a texture similar to an orange peel, and could be a sign of breast cancer. This is often associated with inflammatory breast cancer, a rare but aggressive form of the disease.
Others include:
2. Nipple or breast skin that is red, dry, flaking or thickened
3.Nipple discharge other than Breast Milk:
4.Swelling of all or part of a breast (even if no lump is felt)
5.Breast or nipple pain
6.Nipple retraction (turning inward)
7.Changes in size of Breast